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Duke Energy completes acquisition of 150-MW California solar project -
PV-Tech - April 23 -
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired the 150-megawatt North Rosamond solar project in Kern County from Clearway Energy...more
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California bill proposes a backstop authority to secure state’s power grid needs -
Greentech Media - April 17 -
California lawmakers are grappling with a complicated yet critical issue — how to secure the...more
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House lawmakers introduce energy storage tax credit -
Utility Dive - April 5 -
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., last Thursday introduced legislation long awaited by clean energy advocates: a tax credit for energy...more
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Senate blocks Green New Deal -
New York Times - March 26 -
The Senate blocked consideration of the Green New Deal on Tuesday, ending a Republican effort to hitch Democratic presidential candidates to the...more
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AMS breaks 2 gigawatt-hours in grid services -
Greentech Media - March 19 -
The competition for the title of "world’s largest virtual power plant (VPP)" has largely been focused on residential solar-battery...more
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Utility-scale solar projections now exceed pre-tariff forecasts -
Greentech Media - March 13 -
Projections for utility-scale solar growth from 2020 to 2022 now exceed forecasts drafted before the Trump...more
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U.S. energy storage broke records in 2018, but the best is yet to come -
Greentech Media - March 5 -
The U.S. energy storage industry delivered record deployments in 2018, driven by a strong fourth quarter...more
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San Bernardino County slams the brakes on big solar projects -
Los Angeles Times - February 28 -
California's largest county has banned the construction of large solar and wind farms on more than 1 million...more
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BP and McKinsey agree that renewables will be the dominant power source by 2040 -
Greentech Media - February 15 -
McKinsey & Company and British Petroleum both recently released 2019 outlooks for the global...more
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Los Angeles won’t invest $5 billion to rebuild coastal gas plants -
Greentech Media - February 12 -
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Tuesday that the city will not spend $5 billion to rebuild...more
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Corporate renewables procurement accounted for nearly a quarter of all deals in 2018 -
Greentech Media - February 5 -
According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables (WoodMac), corporate...more
When harrow met solar: U.S. land-use competition heats up -
Reuters - January 28 -
Installed solar capacity in the U.S. last year reached 60 gigawatts, up from about 9 gigawatts a decade ago, according to the Solar Energy...more
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EIA sees strong renewable growth over next two years -
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD - Jan 22 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that non-hydroelectric renewable energy resources such as solar and...more
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New siting survey underscores major solar potential in San Diego -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Jan 15 The nonprofit Clean Coalition has released a new resource highlighting the significant level of...more
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Majority of new electric generating capacity this year to come from wind and solar -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Jan 10 According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), new electric...more
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Large-scale solar installations drop 50 percent in Q3 -
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - Dec 17 Installations of new large-scale solar facilities fell by close to 50 percent from the second to the third quarter of...more
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Behind-the-meter solar PV and energy storage set to shift California time-of-use rates -
MICROGRID KNOWLEDGE - Dec 12 A new white paper from Enel X explores how behind-the-meter solar PV and energy storage are...more
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Global carbon dioxide emissions rise even as coal wanes and renewables boom -
STANFORD UNIVERSITY NEWS - Dec 5 Global fossil fuel emissions are on track to rise for a second year in a row, primarily due to...more
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Federal climate report lays out wide-reaching impacts for an energy system in flux -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Nov 26 A federal climate report released last Friday forecasts sweeping, climate-linked threats to many...more
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California utilities topping renewable targets and driving down contract prices, according to CPUC -
NORTH AMERICAN WINDPOWER - Nov 13 A new California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) report says the state’s...more
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Nevada voters approve 50% renewable portfolio standard -
SOLAR INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Nov 7 On Tuesday, Nevada voters approved Question 6, a measure to increase the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50...more
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San Diego Mayor Faulconer calls for government alternative to SDG&E -
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Oct 25 San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced last Thursday his support for the creation of a government-run...more
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Energy transition to reach ‘point of no return’ by 2035 -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Oct 22 According to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie, by 2035, renewables will likely meet 20 percent of global power demand, up...more
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California to hike fees for community choice aggregators -
GREENTECH MEDIA - Oct 11 Last Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved an alternative proposal, written by...more
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San Diego at crossroads on 100 percent green power pledge -
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Oct 8 Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer is facing one of the biggest decisions in his more than four years as head of the city...more